In the real estate sector (ESTA): Pushkinsky Business Centre, Seventh Line Business Centre.

In the industrial and raw materials sector (UMG): Dokuchayevsk Flux and Dolomite Plant.

During these three years, our businesses based in the NGCAs have been operating exclusively within the laws of Ukraine despite all the challenges. They were a link between the government-controlled and non-government controlled areas of Ukraine.

As SCM Group has stated before, we believe that the requirement for re-registration of our companies and payment of taxes to the self-proclaimed DNR and LNR is absolutely unacceptable. Today, we have lost the opportunity to ensure operations of our assets in the NGCAs within the Ukrainian laws. We are forced to make a decision to suspend our activities in the NGCAs of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.

We are going to apply to the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine about the seizure of property of our production and non-production assets. SCM Group has notified the State Fiscal Service, tax authorities and state funds of the loss of our businesses.

We will do everything we can to restore the rule of law and resume operations of our businesses in the NGCAs. We are going to act within the legal framework and apply to Ukrainian and international courts.

At different times, starting from 2014, we reported about losing control over the following assets:

Also, the Rinat Akhmetov Humanitarian Center “Aid+Help” had to suspend operations in the NGCAs.

First Ukrainian International Bank, Parallel filling station chain and Brusnichka supermarket chain stopped operations in the NGCAs in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Media Group Ukraine closed its offices in 2014.